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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/28/2020 03:02 PM
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As far as I know, and according to the SXM COVID info site, nothing has changed YET....RT-PCR is the only acceptable test
Last edited by boucharda; 10/28/2020 03:03 PM.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/28/2020 03:17 PM
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I would think, since it's the only acceptable test right now, that is the test they all had. I don't see a dilemma since there is no other listed option. Maybe in the near future it will change but right now "It is what it is". We did it for St. Thomas...only acceptable test there also
Now if you are assuming some visitors came with no test results that is another issue,,,,,and an issue with the uninformed
Last edited by boucharda; 10/28/2020 03:18 PM.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/28/2020 03:40 PM
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You are correct. The only specimen collection format that they have listed as currently acceptable is the "NP Swab" or "Naso-Pharyngeal swab". There are both nano, oral, and spit specimens collection methods that use the RT-PCR for testing but the only specimen collection method that is listed as acceptable is the NP swab.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/28/2020 03:46 PM
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NOTHING has changed with regard to tests. There is discussion within the SXM government to make a change but it has not happened yet, at least not according to the government site. TESTING
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/28/2020 10:01 PM
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Yes I read that but they clearly state only naso-pharyngeal swab type RT-PCR test is acceptable. That is my dilemma. I would like to hear from some who have recently visited the Island to see what type rt-PCR test they had?
Strange, on the stmaartenupdates.com website under the FAQ's it states a nasal swab PCR test for a big list of countries including the USA, but states a naso-pharyngeal swab for airline crew and transit passengers, seems like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: Uksimonusa]
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10/29/2020 05:16 AM
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Strange, on the stmaartenupdates.com website under the FAQ's it states a nasal swab PCR test for a big list of countries including the USA, but states a naso-pharyngeal swab for airline crew and transit passengers, seems like the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing And there have been other instances of mixed messages, confusing and contradictory requirements and differing statements made regarding entry to the island.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: Jaybird]
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10/29/2020 07:59 AM
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PCR testing is implied to be deep nasal. It may or may not be but it should be.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: boucharda]
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10/29/2020 09:12 AM
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I'm confused as to a PCR test with results in 1-3 days at an airport. I don't see the utility of that?
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/29/2020 09:29 AM
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Like anywhere else it is an available site for testing. I would go to the RI convention center....those around BOS could go to the airport, have the test, and then return on the day of their flight.. MA is not too traveler friendly with regards to traveler testing and this is an available option for getting a result of an acceptable test in a reasonably short time....and at 75 bucks might be worth it.
Edit: I should add that this is NOT a MA run facility. It is a private company that have the contract....RI is offering travelers convenient testing and at no cost....
Last edited by boucharda; 10/29/2020 09:32 AM.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: boucharda]
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10/29/2020 09:32 AM
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I just wonder why someone would go to the airport JUST to get a test. Seems very inconvenient, by the time you have to pay to park and walk a half mile to the terminal, etc..
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/29/2020 09:42 AM
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Well....any additional options are welcome. It is not easy to get an asymptomatic test in MA. I tried to get one at CVS and I got this... You do not qualify for testing at this time. Need an MD referral and/or symptoms ...and not everyone has to drive to the airport and the Silver line is free from the airport to locations downtown
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/29/2020 12:21 PM
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As mentioned it is mainly for returning passengers on flights that need to go through customs...if you are on a direct flight from SXM you would land in Terminal E. They added the permission for any travelers going to test required destinations. If I lived in the greater Boston area I would be happy that there IS a place to go...
I would suggest if you think it is inappropriate or inconvenient then don't use that facility,,,,but it might be appropriate for many others both arriving and departing in the future...
Kinda sorry I even mentioned it.... back to my cave
Last edited by boucharda; 10/29/2020 12:21 PM.
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Re: naso-pharyngeal swab test for Covid 19
[Re: badbenni]
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10/30/2020 02:04 PM
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Tuesday test for a Saturday departure works....but Monday testing would give you an extra day for results to come back
..and make sure you are tested at a time later than your last connection departs....
Last edited by boucharda; 10/30/2020 02:06 PM.
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